Blogophilia 49.14: Time Traveling

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I think it would be neat to be able to do some Time Traveling. It seems as if we either romanticize or demonize history, so going back to see what it was really like would be neat. I also think if we took a page out of A Christmas Carol & be able to see what the potential outcomes could be, we could figure out how to make the best possible course of action to get to the best possible path for a better future, not just for ourselves but for society as a whole. A Star Trek utopia would be nice, but it won’t happen any time too soon.

While a hammer & nail are useful tools, they can’t be used in every situation. Figuratively speaking, duct tape & DW 40 are tools to keep it together, sometimes that’s just for patchwork temporarily… I’d like a more permanent solution. Meatloaf says it best in the Bat Out Of Hell (self-titled album – 1977):

And I know that I’m damned if I never get out,
And maybe I’m damned if I do,
But with every other beat I’ve got left in my heart,
You know I’d rather be damned with you.
Well, if I gotta be damned you know I wanna be damned
Dancing through the night with you.
Well, if I gotta be damned you know I wanna be damned—
Gotta be damned, you know I wanna be damned—
Gotta be damned, you know I wanna be damned
Dancing through the night—
Dancing through the night—
Dancing through the night with you.

Sometimes we don’t have a choice in the matter, but if you ever have the choice between damned if you do, damned if you don’t, always go with damned if you do. The same logic of “what if” – at least you tried, even if things don’t turn out. Nothing is ever a wasted effort. You never know if that sets the pace to make a gradual change forever, and if someone else who is quietly watching, trying to figure out life, you just might be their inspiration to take action for positive change.